Implantable Pressure Monitor
First Claim
1. An implantable pressure monitor comprising:
- a pressure monitor housing;
a fluid sack retained by the pressure monitor housing;
a liquid contained within the fluid sack;
a fistula with a fluid valve that terminates through the fluid sack;
an opening in the pressure monitor housing for access to the fistula; and
a fiber optic pressure sensor in communication with the liquid by way of the fistula and fluid valve.
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Abstract
There is provided an implantable pressure monitor having a fluid sack in contact with a body part of a patient where the fluid sack is retained to the body part by a pressure monitor housing that may have various attachment means. The fluid sack is filled with a liquid such as silicone oil. The pressure monitor housing has an opening that provides access to a fistula with a fluid valve that terminates through the fluid sack. A fiber optic pressure sensor is in contact with the liquid in the fluid sack by way of the fistula and fluid valve. In some embodiments of the present invention, an electronics module is incorporated with the implantable pressure monitor to provide telemetry, power, and the like.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable pressure monitor comprising:
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a pressure monitor housing; a fluid sack retained by the pressure monitor housing; a liquid contained within the fluid sack; a fistula with a fluid valve that terminates through the fluid sack; an opening in the pressure monitor housing for access to the fistula; and a fiber optic pressure sensor in communication with the liquid by way of the fistula and fluid valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pressure monitor comprising:
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a pressure monitor housing; a fluid sack retained by the pressure monitor housing; an opening in the pressure monitor housing to allow the fluid sack to make contact with a body part of a patient; a liquid contained within the fluid sack; a fistula with a fluid valve that terminates through the fluid sack; and a fiber optic pressure sensor in communication with the liquid by way of the fistula and fluid valve. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An implantable pressure monitor comprising:
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a pressure monitor housing; an attachment structure mechanically affixed to the pressure monitor housing; a fluid sack retained by the pressure monitor housing; a liquid contained within the fluid sack; a fistula with a fluid valve that terminates through the fluid sack; an opening in the pressure monitor housing for access to the fistula; and a fiber optic pressure sensor in communication with the liquid by way of the fistula and fluid valve. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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